Thursday, April 26, 2012

IT News Head Lines (HardOCP) 26/04/2012





GeForce GTX 680 3-Way SLI & Radeon 7970 Tri-Fire
Today's King Kong versus Godzilla showdown is a GeForce GTX 680 3-Way SLI vs. Radeon 7970 Tri-Fire battle royale that you simply don't want to miss!

What do you get when you install three GeForce GTX 680 cards for 3-Way SLI and then three Radeon HD 7970 cards for Tri-Fire? You get insanely fast gaming performance and a gameplay experience that begs to be compared delivered by both. We find out which multi-display configuration is better for gaming in Eyefinity and NV Surround.

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Gabe Newell Talks Linux Steam Client, Source Engine
Good news for all you alternative OS types out there, a Linux Steam client is coming. Let's just hope it comes out before Half-Life Episode 3.

It has taken longer than most anyone would have anticipated, but the fact remains that Valve is in fact creating a native Linux port of their Steam game distribution client and of the Source Engine to run natively on Linux. Valve does have some great plans for Linux beyond just shipping the client versions of Steam and their popular games on the Source Engine.

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Cloud Storage TOS Comparison
Thinking about using Google Drive? You might want to compare terms of service agreements first. Dropbox: You own the content you upload. Microsoft SkyDrive: Ditto. Google Drive:

When you upload or otherwise submit content to our Services, you give Google (and those we work with) a worldwide license to use, host, store, reproduce, modify, create derivative works (such as those resulting from translations, adaptations or other changes we make so that your content works better with our Services), communicate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute such content.

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MSI Radeon HD 7970 Lightning
The gang at techPowerUP! just put the finishing touches on their review of the MSI Radeon HD 7970 Lightning. You can see our evaluation here for comparison purposes.

MSI's Radeon HD 7970 Lightning is a heavily customized implementation of the HD 7970 with focus on performance and overclocking. The card uses a beefed up voltage regulation circuitry and massive dual-fan heatsink to ensure stable operation at MSI's clocks of 1070 MHz core and 1400 MHz memory.

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Apple CEO: I Prefer to Settle Lawsuits
Wait, did Apple's CEO just say he's rather work things out versus a legal battle? Wow, talk about being the complete opposite of his predecessor. I like this guy.

Apple CEO Tim Cook said he is interested in settling patent lawsuits, as long as everyone "invents their own stuff." "I would highly prefer to settle than to battle," he said. "But it's important that Apple not become the developer for the world. We need people to invent their own stuff."

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Beware of All-in-One ATM Skimmers
These things just keep getting better and better. Seriously, just look at this thing:



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CISPA Revision Allows DHS Internet 'Countermeasures'
Oh come on, just because this revision to CISPA would allow the DHS to "intercept and use data," doesn't mean they will. This is the government we are talking about, you can trust them.

A proposed addition to a controversial surveillance bill authorizes Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano to "intercept" a large portion of Web and e-mail communications and "deploy countermeasures" against Internet-based adversaries.

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GeForce GTX 680 3-Way SLI & Radeon 7970 Tri-Fire Review
What do you get when you install three GeForce GTX 680 cards for 3-Way SLI and then three Radeon HD 7970 cards for Tri-Fire? You get insanely fast gaming performance and a gameplay experience that begs to be compared delivered by both. We find out which multi-display configuration is better for gaming in Eyefinity and NV Surround.

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Cooler Master HAF XM Case
Another review of the Cooler Master HAF XM has hit the internet. This time around it is the crew at Neoseeker doing the reviewing. Here's a snippet from the full review:

Cooler Master's HAF XM is the celebrated HAF X case reborn in mid-tower size, complete with updated features and a lower price to boot. Find out what's new in our review, and see if the HAF XM lives up to the standard set by its older (and larger) sibling.

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Microsoft Waives Windows Azure Bandwidth Fees for University Researchers
Microsoft Corp. and Internet2 today announced a new agreement enabling member universities to take advantage of Windows Azure to open up additional collaborative, instructional and research opportunities in the cloud. The announcement was made at the Spring 2012 Internet2 Member Meeting today in Arlington, Va. The agreement is a significant step in making cloud computing more accessible and affordable for all researchers and instructors, and is a key step toward supporting the National Science Foundation's Data Sharing Policy and Data Management Plan Requirements for the greater research community.

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Intel Acquires Industry-Leading, High-Performance Computing Interconnect Technology
Intel Corporation today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement with Cray Inc. to acquire certain assets related to its high-performance computing (HPC) interconnect program. With the agreement, Intel gains access to Cray's world-class interconnect personnel and intellectual property.

The Cray interconnect team is responsible for the award-winning Gemini interconnect as well as the upcoming Aries interconnect, designed to work in Cray's next-generation supercomputer, codenamed "Cascade," which will integrate Intel® Xeon® processors. The transaction is expected to close before the end of the current quarter, subject to customary closing conditions being met.

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How To Hack Your Own Wi-Fi Network
The best way to make sure your Wi-Fi is secure? This article suggests you hack yourself. Heh...he said "penetration testing."

Here are some Wi-Fi hacking techniques and the tools — nearly all free — you can use for penetration testing. These tools will help you uncover rogue access points, weak Wi-Fi passwords, and spot other weaknesses and security holes before someone else does.

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Talking On Phone While Walking = Bad
I laughed. I didn't want to....but I did.



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Intel Ivy Bridge Processor IPC and Overclocking Review
The new Ivy Bridge processor has already been well covered across the Internet due to leaks of Intel parts into review sites' hands. So at this point there is little to tell in all honesty. But today we work to tell you what you most likely already know; Ivy Bridge looks to be a very solid product but offers little in the way of an upgrade from Sandy Bridge.

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